PARIS LAS VEGAS Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA , that is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. As its name suggests, its theme is the city of Paris in France; it includes a half-scale, 540-foot-tall (164.6 m) replica of the Eiffel Tower, a neon sign in the shape of the Montgolfier balloon, a two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe and a replica of La Fontaine des Mers. The front facade of the building suggests the Paris Opera House and the Louvre.
 Building began under Hilton Hotels, which purchased Bally Entertainment in 1996; Hilton's casinos were subsequently spun off into Park Place Entertainment, which purchased Caesars World in 2000 and changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2004.
At the time of its opening, the hotel ran amusing television advertisements throughout the United States implying that it had ensured the authenticity of its reproductions of Paris landmarks, culture and cuisine by looting the real city.
When the scale model of the Eiffel Tower was built, it was planned to be full scale, but the airport was too close and the tower had to be shrunk.
Paris cost USD $785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres (97,000 m²).
The casino itself contains a sky painted ceiling, a popular choice among Las Vegas resorts. Another unique aspect of Paris Las Vegas is that a back leg of their Eiffel tower actually comes down through the middle of the casino floor.
In November 2006, the Paris sports book was temporarily shut down pending an investigation of its employees for allegedly underreporting tips.  BAIRDSTRAVEL PHOTO`S FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER |